Softball Partners

USA Softball, formerly the Amateur Softball Association (ASA)/USA Softball, a volunteer driven, not-for-profit organization based in Oklahoma City, OK, was founded in 1933 and has evolved into the strongest softball organization in the country. The growth and development of the association led the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to name ASA the National Governing Body of Softball, pursuant to the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. In 2015, ASA/USA Softball announced a re-brand of the organization to USA Softball, which would be effective September 1, 2016. USA Softball has many important responsibilities as the National Governing Body of softball in the United States, including regulating competition to insure fairness and equal opportunity to the millions of player who annually play the sport.

Established in 1983, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) is the professional growth organization for fastpitch softball coaches from all competitive levels of play. The national office, located in the Crescent Hill community of Louisville, Ky., moved to the Bluegrass State in 2012. Although collegiate coaches comprised the majority of the organization's membership in the early days, today they are joined by high school, travel ball, professional and international coaches, along with umpires, clubs, businesses and fans of fastpitch softball. Growing from 40 members in 1983 to over 5,500 today, the NFCA boasts members from all 50 states and nine international countries- Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore and Sweden.

Softball Factory provides softball players nationwide with expert instruction, college planning and guidance. Softball Factory has developed programs to provide players, parents, high school coaches and college coaches with year round advice and training so that they all can benefit from Softball Factory’s relationships in the Softball community. Softball Factory’s mission is to assist youth and high school players in their skill development while providing guidance both on and off the field. Softball Factory will work to assist each student athlete in their ultimate quest to play at the college level. We will help players match their athletic and academic ability with the correct college program.

National Scouting Report (NSR) is the most recognized college recruiting organization in the world. Since 1980, NSR has been the number 1 choice made by college coaches in finding high-quality, high school athletes that can legitimately play, study and compete for their program. NSR is 100% NCAA compliant and assists athletes throughout the recruiting process. Over 96% of NSR prospects receive college offers from NCAA, NAIA, and JUCO institutions.

Tincher Pitching is a nation wide company providing softball pitching development instruction based on bio-mechanical research. Qualified Instructors are Certified through an Instructor Training Program where they must demonstrate complete comprehension of Fluid Dynamics. Instructors are also required to show the ability to educate pitchers on Fluid Dynamics. The Tincher Pitching goal is to diagnose barriers for students which are holding them back from reaching their fullest potential and prevent injury from incorrect body movements.

The Canadian Amateur Softball Association, commonly known as Softball Canada, is a not-for-profit National Sport Organization (NSO) based in Ottawa, Ontario founded in 1965. It is recognized and financially supported by the Government of Canada as the National Governing Body for the sport of softball. Softball Canada is administered by an eight-member Board of Directors elected by the country's 12 Provincial and Territorial Associations, and is supported by eight staff members working in the National Office.

USA Preps is the largest Instructional College Camp and Tournament organizer in the USA. Our first camps were held in 2011 and served approximately 200 prospective college athletes. Since those early days of USA Preps we have served over 10,000 prospective college athletes.

Athletx Sports Group is a youth sports event management and media company specializing in baseball and fastpitch softball. Athletx hosts a variety of invitationals, championships and other events throughout the country for teams and individuals of all skill levels. ASG also boasts a strong media presence with over 525,000 social media followers collectively, making it the largest youth diamond sports network in the world, and publishes a quarterly baseball magazine, Baseball Youth – Live The Baseball Life.

Diamond Nation provides education, evaluation, development, competition, and exposure to young athletes under the supervision, experiences, knowledge and direction of their outstanding staff utilizing the finest state-of-the-art facility in the country. Their purpose is to advance the level of play in each of their students while teaching life lessons through sports that help shape young athletes into productive members of society. What once started out as the Jack Cust Baseball Academy has now evolved into the true one stop shop for all baseball and softball needs. Diamond Nation is the parent company to both the Jack Cust Baseball Academy and the Jennie Finch Softball Academy.